Migraine Headaches

Studied Homeopathic Remedies

Belladonna

Ignatia

Lachesis

Silicea

Gelsemium

Cyclamen

Natrum muriaticum

Sulphur

The term migraine refers to a class of headaches sharing certain characteristic symptoms. Migraine pain may be preceded or accompanied by visual changes or other symptoms, such as severe sensitivity to light or sound, heart palpitations, faintness, nausea, or vomiting. Symptoms that precede the onset of a migraine attack are known as prodromal symptoms.

In migraines, headache pain usually occurs in the forehead or temples, often on one side only and typically accompanied by nausea and a preference for a darkened room. Headache attacks last for several hours up to a day or more. They are usually separated by completely pain-free intervals. In some cases, headache pain is accompanied by a visual (or occasionally nonvisual) disturbance known as an aura. Migraines are classified as migraine with aura and migraine without aura.

Migraines can be triggered by a variety of causes, including fatigue, stress, hormonal changes, and foods, such as alcohol, chocolate, peanuts, and avocados. However, in many people, migraines occur with no obvious triggering factor.

In the positive study, 60 people who suffered from migraines were given either a classical homeopathic remedy or placebo.1
At the start of the study, researchers evaluated each person and, based on classical homeopathy, prescribed one or two of the following remedies:
Belladonna, Ignatia, Lachesis, Silicea, Gelsemium, Cyclamen, Natrum muriaticum,
or
Sulphur,
each in 30c potency. Once an appropriate remedy was determined for each participant, researchers randomly divided participants into treatment and control groups.

At the conclusion of the 4-month study period, the treatment group showed statistically significant reduction in the intensity, duration, and frequency of migraine attacks as compared to the placebo group.

Another 4-month, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of about the same size also evaluated the effects of individualized homeopathic treatment on migraines, but with less positive results.2
On most measurements of headache severity, no statistically significant differences were seen between the treated group and the placebo group.

Lack of benefit was seen in two other trials as well, each involving individualized homeopathic treatment, and enrolling a total of more than 150 people.3
(The larger of these two trials, however, included people with various forms of headache, not just migraines.)

Traditional Homeopathic Treatments for Migraine Headaches

In classical homeopathy, there are many possible homeopathic treatments for migraine headaches, to be chosen based on various specific details of the individual seeking treatment.

If your headache is throbbing and the pain increases from the slightest disturbance of light, motion, or noise, and your condition worsens in the afternoon, you may fit the
symptom picture
for the remedy
Belladonna. Other features include a flushed, hot face and cold hands and feet.

If your headache is situated on the left side of your head and the pain is congested and pulsing, you may be a candidate for the homeopathic remedy
Lachesis. Other characteristics of the symptom picture include the following:

Your face looks flushed or blotchy

The pain is worse from sleeping (during the day or night)

The pain is sometimes worse from heat

If you are a woman, the pain is worse before the menstrual period and better once the flow begins

If your migraine occurs after mental exertion or near your menstrual period and you are especially nervous and chilly, then the remedy
Silicea
may be indicated. Headaches associated with this remedy are usually on the right side, starting at the back of the skull and extending to the forehead.

Other Natural Options

For more information on herbs, supplements, and other alternative treatments that may be useful for this condition, see the
migraine
article.

For a thorough explanation of homeopathy, including dilution of therapies, see the
Homeopathy Overview.

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